Sanitary landfill leachate
- Black and Veatch, Kansas City, MO (United States)
This article reviews landfill leachate treatment methods. Contamination of groundwater, streams, and ponds by noxious materials from landfills in particular, leachate is a problem going back to the first dump''. However, it has only relatively recently received the attention it deserves. Leachate, soluble chemical compounds removed from degrading solid waste materials, is produced when water (usually from precipitation) passes through a landfill. Its quality varies with its source, among other factors, and reported values of leachate constituents vary over a wide range. The quantity produced is primarily a function of climate, but it is also affected by landfill cover and the collection system's configuration. Because uncollected leachate may contaminate ground-water or surface water, current regulations require containment, collection, treatment, and leachate disposal.
- OSTI ID:
- 7145481
- Journal Information:
- Public Works; (United States), Journal Name: Public Works; (United States) Vol. 125:7; ISSN 0033-3840; ISSN PUWOAH
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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540220* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
DISPERSIONS
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LEACHATES
MANAGEMENT
MIXTURES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SOLUTIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WATER
WATER TREATMENT